SPCS

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY STANDARDS INC.

Deputy Chief Censor Vacancy and Minister’s Failure

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Press Release 3/05/06

The Society is calling on the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. Rick Barker, to replace the Deputy Chief Censor of Film and Literature, Ms Nicola McCully whose statutory position became vacant on 17 September 2005, over seven and a half months ago. The Minister has failed in his statutory duty to fill this position, having neither replaced her, removed her from office, nor re-appointed her. The Society contends that he has had more than sufficient time to do so since he became the Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Minister defends Objectionable and Obscene Filth

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See how Minister of Internal Affairs – Hon Rick Barker – defends Objectionable and Obscene Filth.

Saturday, 08 April 2006

See from the Hansard Record how the Minister of Internal Affairs – Hon Rick Barker – defends Objectionable and Obscene Moral Filth that degrades and dehumanises women………. OFLC Reports of sexually explicit R18 DVDs and Videos cleared by Chief Censor, Bill Hastings, tabled in House by Peter Brown MP, Deputy Leader of NZ First Party…….. See how Minister tries to excuse his failure to fulfil his statutory duty with respect to eight Film and Literature Board of Review positions that expired 22 months ago.

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Society’s complaint to Broadcaster over "Bloody Mary"

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Society’s letter of complaint to CanWest Media Works over “South Park’s” episode “Bloody Mary”

Thursday, 30 March 2006

Society president Mike Petrus says: “It is a sad indictment of the Standards Committee of the TV Channel C4, that it has failed to concede that any aspect of the contents of the “South Park” episode “Bloody Mary” transgress the Broadcasting Standards free-to-air TV Code of good taste and decency that the community expects broadcasters to adhere to.

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Minister’s failure re 22 month-old Board vacancies

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Minister of Internal Affairs fails in statutory duty over 22 month-old vacancies on Board

Media Release 22/03/06

The terms of office of eight members of the Film and Literature Board of Review expired almost 22 months ago and yet the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. Rick Barker, has failed to either reappoint them or replace them. They include Rotorua-based barrister Claudia Elliott (President), Greg Presland (Deputy President), Mark Anderson, Peter Cartwright (the Governor-General’s husband), Dr Brian McDonnell, Marion Orme, Dr Lalita Rajasinghe and Stephen Stehlin.

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